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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, MINERAL PROFILE, PALATABILITY AND IN VITRO DIGESTIBILITY OF SHRUBS
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This study determined the nutritive value of Indigoferra gerardiana, Marisine affricana, Impashion bicolor and Adhatoda vesica shrubs for ruminants. Five shrubs of each species were sampled and composite sample of leaves for each species was oven dried at 55oC for 48 h. Chemical analysis revealed that dry matter (DM) content varied from 24.3% (Adhatoda vesica) to 38.1% (Indigoferra gerardiana, Impashion bicolor). Maximum crude protein (14.7%) was observed for Marisine affricana while, minimum (15.6%) was noted for Impashion bicolor and Adhatoda vesica. Higher ash content (14.7%) and lower neutral detergent fiber contents (49%) were observed for Marisine affricana. Higher hemicellulose (42%) and lignin (7.9%) contents, and lower acid detergent fiber (22%) were observed for Impashion bicolor. The Ca
